The news commentator was interviewing Paul Krugman, a controversial economist if there ever was one…
Author: Louis Cannon
Underrated writer Louis Cannon grew up in the vast American West, although his ex-wife, given the slightest opportunity, will deny that he ever grew up at all. You can read more stories on his Substack account.
READY, FIRE, AIM: Dude, Where’s My Bong?
“It seems grossly unjust, now that Americans have entered the easy era of legal cannabis consumption, merchants of paraphernalia are still losing out…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Talk for a Very, Very Long Time
Reportedly, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, can talk…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hitting the Penguins with Tariffs
“Our proposal to President Trump: we are willing to completely eliminate all tariffs on American-made products..”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Artificial Intelligence Named Claude, My BFF
At the moment (April 2025) the machines generally referred to as ‘AI’ are limited in their abilities. But they’re becoming more human by the hour…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Five Little Words, and the End of Science
You’ve probably heard that hundreds of million of dollars worth of federal grants for scientific research projects have been canceled?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bidding Farewell to Big Bird?
As a person who grew up watching Sesame Street on TV, I always knew that Big Bird was big…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Placebo Effect
Dr. Shmerling says the word “placebo” comes from Latin and means “I shall please”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Eggs from Turkey… that is, from the Country Named Turkey
Reportedly, Canada has plenty of eggs. For Canadians…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Three Reasons Why I’m Glad I Didn’t Buy a Cybertruck
Like many males currently going through their mid-life crisis, I had been drooling over the Tesla Cybertruck…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Happiest Country in the World
For what it’s worth, Thursday March 20 was World Happiness Day. If you’re like me, you were too depressed to even notice…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cheerios and Tariffs
Walking down the cereal aisle at City Market, I noticed that my favorite breakfast cereal — Cheerios — was displaying words related to “families”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Considering the Legend of St. Patrick
Supposedly, this artwork shows St. Patrick giving a lesson in Christian precepts to three Irish kings. Presumably, the three kings had been raised as Pagans…
READY, FIRE, AIM: 17 Wonderful Things About Getting a Divorce
I didn’t just throw that headline together, willy-nilly. I thought about it for a few minutes…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Things We Will Never Know
The great French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes once wrote, “I think, therefore I am…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: We Didn’t Start the Fire in the Bathroom
I don’t usually go looking for trouble. Nor do I go looking for ‘news about trouble’, for that matter…
READY, FIRE, AIM: International Women’s Day… in Case You Missed It
I got an email on Saturday from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, encouraging me to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Learn Anything, with the Right Technique
Leave it to Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman to not only help create the first atomic bomb, but also, to help us become a superior learners…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When the Rich and Famous Go Shopping at Costco
Costco stores are now targeting our wealthiest neighbors with great deals on all kinds of luxury items…